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Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Laos. Approximate location 16.70509, 105.21172.

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Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant is a cement plant in Laos with a reported capacity of 1,500,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Lao-Savannakhet Cement Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #5 of 10 cement plants tracked in Laos. It emits about 615,673 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 143,514 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 14% above the median cement plant.

1,500,000t of cement
615,673t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Laos
0.41t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42547341.

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عند 1,500,000 t of cement، يكون Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Laos (1,500,000 t of cement). القطاع الفرعي: cement. كـ cement plant، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 800–1400°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تقوم مصانع الإسمنت بتسخين الحجر الجيري إلى 1,400°C في الأفران الدوارة — أحد أكثر العمليات الصناعية سخونة — ويجب التحكم في درجة الحرارة بدقة عبر طول الفرن كله.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 615,673 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

143,514cars driven for a year
80,291homes' annual energy use
10,261,217tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Laos

Lao Cement Ban Nadou Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MLao Cement…Khammouance Cement Mahaxay Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MKhammouanc…Hongshi Hin Huep Cement Plant: 1,650,000 t of cement1.7MHongshi Hi…Oudomxay Jiangge Namor Cement Plant: 1,650,000 t of cement1.7MOudomxay J…Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MLao-Savann…Lanexang Cement Khoun Ngeun Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kLanexang C…Lao Cement Vang Vieng III Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kLao Cement…Conch Luang Prabang Cement Plant III: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kConch Luan…

Reported capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Lao-Savannakhet Cement Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 16.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #5 largest of 10 cement plants in Laos by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 16.70509, 105.21172. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 12,000 MWh/yr (≈ 4,000 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant?

Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant is a cement plant in Laos. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant?

Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,500,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant emit?

Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant emits about 615,673 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 143,514 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Laos.

Where is Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant located?

Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant is in Laos, near coordinates 16.70509, 105.21172.

Who operates Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant?

Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant is operated by Lao-Savannakhet Cement Co Ltd.

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